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BUSINESS AS USUAL. People in Pangasinan, travelers or not, can now again partake of tupig, a rice cake known as among the products of the province. This, as sellers have resumed their businesses following the continued easing of movement restrictions put in place since the pandemic hit two years ago. (Photo by Joann Santiago-Villanueva) MANGATAREM, Pangasinan - After two years since the pandemic hit, provincial buses have resumed trips from Manila to Pangasinan and vice versa and people who do not have other means of transportation can finally travel again. This, as the government continues to reopen the economy to allow more economic activities and aid people in the new normal. Aside from travelers and transport sector workers, small business owners like Carmelita Fernandez, 38, are also elated over this development. Fernandez cooks and sells tupig, a rice cake variant made from glutinous rice, coconut milk, coconut meat strips, and sugar which is famous in the Ilocos Region and s